Apparatus and method for cutting plastic optical fiber
US6701055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/283
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for cutting a plastic optical fiber having a cladding layer. The method includes a plurality of cutting steps for performing rough cutting under a rough cutting condition and finish cutting under a controlled cutting condition. With this method, since a load applied to an optical fiber upon cutting is reduced, degradation of transmission characteristics of the optical fiber after cutting can be reduced.
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